Linklaters' core competencies include the structuring of international financings and those related to ESG and new technologies as well as (synthetic) securitisations, which are often handled for clients from the electronic payment services, automotive and Fintech sectors. This is complemented by expertise in repackaging transactions as well as in derivatives across all asset classes; practice head Christian Storck is one of the central contacts for the latter area and not only covers OTC derivatives but also various capital market products and structured financing. Barbara Lauer specialises in NPL transactions and synthetic securitisations and, alongside Burkhard Rinne and counsel Jördis Heckt-Harbeck, is also experienced in asset-based structured financing.

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'Leading position in regulatory and contractual/insolvency law for financial futures transactions (derivatives). Very high level of expertise and market knowledge.'
'Large team that can cover many different facets.'
'Christian Storck is very competent and pragmatic.'
'Broadly based, high quality, high level of understanding.'
'Enormous depth and breadth of know-how on legal issues in connection with capital market products.'
'Burkhard Rinne is an excellent team player with deep legal and technical knowledge. He brings himself into a transaction on his own initiative with the highest level of commitment. He is not only solution-oriented, but also highly efficient and thus inspires the entire transaction team.'
'Jörg Fried is the market leader in Germany for OTC derivatives: great legal expertise (especially in netting and complex transactions) and very good economic understanding.'
' Barbara Lauer has extensive knowledge of securitisation and loan law, both on consumer and commercial side. Deep market knowledge in Germany and a very good overview of market practice in Luxembourg and France.'